Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35748 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval windmill/postmill |
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Summary
According to early maps, a windmill or postmill once stood here. The mill was reportedly last used in 1879.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8725 8354 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL88SE |
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| Parish: | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Windmill marked on first edition 1 inch Ordnance Survey 1836 (S1) and first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey 1880 (S2).
[1] noted this was the only mill in Norfolk shown on Morden's map of 1695 (S3).
This is shown as a postmill on Ogilby's Road Map of 1675 (S4).
Last used in 1879.
E. Rose (NLA).
Monument Types
- POST MILL (17th Century to 19th Century - 1675 AD? to 1879 AD)
- WINDMILL (17th Century to 19th Century - 1675 AD? to 1879 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 25" 1st edition. |
| <S3> | Map: Morden. 1695. Map. |
| <S4> | Publication: Ogilby. 1675. Roadbook. pl.74. Pl 46. |
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